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Steel ind wants govt focus on infra to help build 100 mn tonne cap
18-MAY-09
With the UPA government voted back to power, the steel industry wants the coalition to continue its efforts to revive the infrastructure sector and create overall demand in the economy. Read
Auto industry wants new govt to rationalise excise structure
17-MAY-09
With the UPA voted back to power again, the Indian automobile industry wants the government support to continue for promoting the sector as a key economic driver and asked for removal of differential excise structure for different sizes of vehicles. Read
Insurers expects liberalisation of sector to be expedited
17-MAY-09
With the UPA winning a decisive mandate without the Left nagging, insurance industry feels that the new government could bring in legislation for raising foreign direct investment cap in the sector to 49 per cent. Read
Exporters seek IT exemption for three years from new govt
17-MAY-09
Knitwear garment exporters today said that they should be exempted from the purview of income tax by the new Government coming up at the Centre for three years, so that it would help to reduce the prices and the 'competitiveness' could be increased. Read
New govt must focus on plans to sustain 9% GDP growth: Hinduja
17-MAY-09
Outlining the agenda for the new UPA-led government in India, noted NRI entrepreneur Srichand P Hinduja has suggested a series of measures, including short and long-term, to provide investment opportunities of at least $1 trillion to sustain an economic growth of minimum 9 per cent despite the global slowdown. Read
Don't roll back tax sops, focus on tax reform: Experts to Govt
17-MAY-09
The new UPA government should not roll back tax cuts but focus on tax reforms like starting GST from next fiscal and putting in place a new direct tax code to replace the Income Tax Act to boost economy, analysts have said. Read
Montek for FM, Chidambaram fine as HM, says India Inc
17-MAY-09
Montek Singh Ahluwalia is the favourite of Indian industry to become Finance Minister and it wished for P Chidambaram to stay as Home Minister, while seeking a Cabinet berth for Rahul Gandhi. Read
Nasscom wants the new govt to extend tax sops
17-MAY-09
Software industry association Nasscom wants the new government to maintain the growth momentum in the IT industry through extension of tax benefits, removal of inequities and multiplicity of taxes like FBT. Read
Bollywood welcomes public verdict
16-MAY-09
As Congress led UPA is all set to return to power, the country's film fraternity today gave its thumbs up to the mandate calling it a "verdict for stability and progress". Read
Insurance, pension industry welcome poll verdict
16-MAY-09
Hailing the Congress-led UPA victory in the 15th Lok Sabha polls, Insurance and Pension Fund industry today said this would help in pushing the long pending reforms in the two sectors stalled by the Left parties earlier. Read
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